{"id":4031,"date":"2021-04-17T12:17:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T12:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5655.temp.domains\/~joelmooy\/primalmediagroup\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2021-04-17T12:17:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T12:17:34","slug":"vintage-voices-bob-marley-and-the-wailers-from-scratch-to-coxsone-to-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/vintage-voices-bob-marley-and-the-wailers-from-scratch-to-coxsone-to-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Voices | Bob Marley and the Wailers \u2013 From \u2018Scratch\u2019 to Coxsone to Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Vintage Voices | Bob Marley and the Wailers \u2013 From \u2018Scratch\u2019 to Coxsone to Island <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #a67a00;\">Published:Sunday | August 25, 2019 | 12:00 AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #a67a00;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/authors\/roy-black-0\">Roy Black<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/entertainment\/20190825\/vintage-voices-bob-marley-and-wailers-scratch-coxsone-island?qt-article_image_video=0#qt-article_image_video\">Photo<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/entertainment\/20190825\/vintage-voices-bob-marley-and-wailers-scratch-coxsone-island?qt-article_image_video=1#qt-article_image_video\">Video<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4032\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-1.jpg?resize=508%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-1.jpg?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/authors\/voice-photo\">Voice Photo<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\">Bob Marley and the Wailers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-2.jpg?resize=508%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-2.jpg?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/authors\/contributed-0\">Contributed<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\">Bob Marley<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4034\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-3.jpg?resize=509%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-3.jpg?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/authors\/voice-photo\">Voice Photo<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span lang=\"en\">Bob Marley is flanked by Bunny Livingston (left) and Peter Tosh when they just formed The Wailin\u2019 Wailers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">Bob Marley and The Wailers came to real international prominence in the early 1970s through the release of eight albums \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Catch a Fire<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Burning<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Natty Dread<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Rastaman Vibration<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Exodus, Kaya<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Survival<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Uprising<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> \u2013 produced by music mogul Chris Blackwell\u2019s Island Records between 1973 and 1980. Marley was already a household name in Jamaica from the late 1960s when he did some of his best early works for producer Lee \u2018Scratch\u2019 Perry. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Duppy Conqueror<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Small Axe<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>African Herbsman<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> are among the popular cuts that Perry produced for The Wailers. The early Tuff Gong years, which followed shortly after with popular songs like <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Trench Town Rock<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Screw Face<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Lick Samba<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Lively Up Yourself<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, complemented the Scratch productions, and they became more like the template and foundation on which Marley\u2019s future career was built.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">From the very outset, however, Marley\u2019s greatest ambition was to be a group singer. Being a solo artiste was furthest from his mind. According to Bunny Wailer, the other founding member of the Wailers, and with whom Bob shares a sister, \u201cBob\u2019s first recordings \u2013 solo cuts <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Judge Not<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>One Cup of Coffee<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Terror<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> in the early 1960s for the Beverley\u2019s label, under the name Bobby Martel \u2013 were not Bob\u2019s real vision and desire for pursuing or establishing a musical performing career. He had often requested that we both should unite our talents and recruit other members so as to form a group of our own.\u201d This, Bunny disclosed in his CD-Box set, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Musically Speaking<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">The commitment came to fruition with the recruiting of Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, and Beverley Kelso. Including Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, it was this quintet that entered the gates of Studio 1 at 13 Brentford Road (as it was known then) for the first time in late 1963 to do their debut recordings \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>I Don\u2019t Need Your Love<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Straight and Narrow Way<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>How Many Times<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Simmer Down<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">. Beverley Kelso was in a pensive mood as she spoke to me in 2012 about that memorable day. \u201cAfter we rehearsed, under this big mango tree on Second Street in Trench Town, the next morning, I think it was in late 1963, we went to Studio 1 and recorded <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Simmer Down<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> and some other songs. It was Peter, Bunny, Junior, Bob, and me. I will never forget. Syd Bucknor was the engineer, and Coxsone was also there along with Roland and Jackie Mittoo. We recorded <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Simmer Down<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> about 10 times, probably because Dodd wanted to get the best cut,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Two hits<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">After registering two No.1 hits with <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Simmer Down<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, led by Bob Marley, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>It Hurts To Be Alone<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, led by Braithwaite, the group faced its first challenges when Braithwaite migrated to the United States of America in 1964, and Beverley signalled her intention to leave the group about the same time. According to Bunny, \u201cBratty was to be a very important loss to the group, which made it difficult to cope with, especially Bev, as her voice blended with Bratty, both being high pitched. Also, there were times when Bev wasn\u2019t performing as positive as expected, and after a few more recording sessions, we decided to adopt Cherry, who had expressed an interest in becoming a member since the departure of Junior.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">The next session, which included Cherry Smith and the Mighty Vikings band replacing the Skatalites on musical backing, revolutionised the Wailers\u2019 ska sound. The inclusion of a shuffling organ created a paradigm shift in the ska beat as the group sang along to the heartbreaking love song <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Lonesome Feeling<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>Have you ever had a lonesome feeling?<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>Don\u2019t you hear me, it\u2019s that lonesome feeling.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>Does a little bit of heartache <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>Got to hurt so much, so bad?<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>Said I feel terrible since my woman left me<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>I feel, I feel, so sad, so sad\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Lonesome Feeling<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> topped the Jamaican charts, and despite its popularity, the group, and even Smith herself, realised that she was not the ideal replacement, and after a few more sessions, she, understandably, resigned.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">The trio, Bob, Peter, and Bunny, inevitably, was born by mid-to-late 1964, and an endless flow of ska hits followed for Studio 1. Meager remunerations, however, forced Marley to seek \u2018greener pastures\u2019 in Delaware, USA, shortly after marrying Alpharita Anderson on February 10, 1966. In the meantime, Bunny, Peter, and Constantine Walker maintained the Wailers\u2019 legacy with <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Dancing Shoes<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>What Am I To Do <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">for Studio 1. They soon withdrew their services, amid a call from Bob to join him in the US. They refused. Bob relented and eventually returned to the island in late 1966, with new ideas, some of which Peter and Bunny were also contemplating \u2013 going on their own as independent producers with their own record label.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">That label turned out to be Wail \u2018N\u2019 Soul \u2018M, which later gave birth to Tuff Gong Records Limited. It produced the hits <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Bend Down Low<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Nice Time<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Hypocrites<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Thank You Lord<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Mellow Mood<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Bus Them Shut<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Stir It Up<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">. Bunny underlined the success of this venture as he quipped, \u201cWe had made enough money from <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Bend Down Low<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\"> alone to open a savings and a current account.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">The back end of the Jamaica leg of Bob\u2019s career (1969-1970) saw him working with producers Lee Perry and Leslie Kong while encountering a controversial stint with Johnny Nash\u2019s JAD Records, which takes us full cycle back into the \u2018Island Years\u2019, where we began.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/entertainment\/20190825\/vintage-voices-bob-marley-and-wailers-scratch-coxsone-island\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en\">https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/entertainment\/20190825\/vintage-voices-bob-marley-and-wailers-scratch-coxsone-island<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage Voices | Bob Marley and the Wailers \u2013 From \u2018Scratch\u2019 to Coxsone to Island Published:Sunday | August 25, 2019 | 12:00 AMRoy Black Photo Video Voice Photo Bob Marley and the Wailers Contributed Bob Marley Voice Photo Bob Marley is flanked by Bunny Livingston (left) and Peter Tosh when they just formed The Wailin\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dj","category-music","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/article-7-2.jpg?fit=460%2C345&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd6eBW-131","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primalmediagroup.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}